£40k funding to Wrexham Council from Welsh Government to help fix damage caused by Storm Dennis last year

Welsh Government Ministers have announced over £21.5m to help councils across the country fix flood damage to roads, bridges and boardwalks from the storms last year.

Of the pot of money Wrexham Council will receive £40,000 for wall, fence and footpath repairs in the Llangollen Rural Community Council area.

Minister Julie James said: “One year on from Storm Dennis, councils are continuing to repair the serious flood damage to roads, bridges, pavements and walls sustained in many parts of Wales.”

“After our initial emergency response, we have been supporting them to carry out this ongoing repair work, which included work that needed to be done before the start of this winter to prevent further damage. I am pleased to see this funding is making a difference in communities across Wales.”

Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport at Wrexham Council, welcomed the money: “This money will help towards the cost of wall, fence and footpath repairs in the Froncysyllte, Garth and Trevor community council area, and we look forward to continued support for flood repairs in the county borough in the future.”

“These particular funds relate to the damage caused by Storm Dennis last year, but obviously the recent flooding caused by Storm Christoph last month has caused further significant issues across the county borough which may make the work more difficult. However, we’ll endeavour to complete these projects as quickly as possible, and we’re grateful to Welsh Government for this funding.”

Minister Rebecca Evans said: “Communities in Wales were devastated by the damage caused by last year’s storms, and the Welsh Government is continuing to support local authorities with their ongoing recovery and repair work.”

Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, said: “Last year’s floods caused devastation to families, households and businesses across Wales – as such, I am very pleased to see this additional funding announced.

“Following the flooding seen last year, we provided more than £5m to allow for immediate repairs to flood defences. This funding will further enhance continued work with our risk management authorities to protect communities from increased risk of flooding.”

Other projects being funded include:

• Rhondda Cynon Taf Council will receive £4.4m for work they are doing to tackle damage to highways, bridges, culverts and retaining walls across the authority;
• In Torfaen, £120,000 to rebuild and repair the river wall washed away at St Albans car park;
• £875,000 for Newport County Council to repair flood defence damage in Bassaleg;
• In Neath Port Talbot, £718,000 for repairs to Blaengwrach River Bridge;
• Bridgend County Council will receive £50,000 for repairs they have completed to Porthcawl’s Rest Bay boardwalk.